Food First Chicago

• resultPass w/ Conditions
• critical violations0
• last inspectedSeptember 11, 2019
• address2415 W Peterson Ave, Chicago 60659

Is Food First Chicago clean?

Food First Chicago is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on September 11, 2019. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.

What did inspectors find at Food First Chicago?

These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on September 11, 2019, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.

• 📄consumer advisory missing
  Consumer Advisory Provided For Raw/Undercooked Food • MUST PROVIDE DISCLOSURE AND REMINDER AND ASTERISK ON ALL THE FOODS THAT IS BEING SERVED RAW OR UNDERCOOKED ON THE MENU,PLACARDS,TABLE TENTS,OR OTHER EFFECTIVE WRITTEN MEANS. PRIORITY FOUNDATION 7-38-005 NO CITATION ISSUED.
• 🏷️food improperly labeled
  Food Properly Labeled; Original Container • MUST LABEL ALL DRY BULK FOOD CONTAINERS UNDER THE PREP TABLE WITH COMMON NAME.
• 🚿plumbing acting up
  Non-Food/Food Contact Surfaces Clean • INSTRUCTED TO DETAIL CLEAN EXTERIOR SIDES OF THE STOVES,GRILL AND DEEP FRYER AND MAINTAIN. • CAULK WORN OUT WITH BLACK COLOR ON THE WALLS BY THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK AND BY THE DISH MACHINE. INSTRUCTED TO RE CAULK AND MAINTAIN.
• 🚻bathroom / plumbing issues
  Plumbing Installed; Proper Backflow Devices • HEAVY LEAK ON THE FAUCET CONNECTOR ARM OF THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK. INSTRUCTED TO REPAIR TO STOP THE LEAK.
• 🧹floors, walls, or ceilings grimy
  Physical Facilities Installed, Maintained & Clean • CRACKED FLOOR TILES BY THE EXIT DOOR. MUST REPAIR/REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
• ⚠️Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN ONE OF THE SOLID LIGHT SHIELD IN THE STORAGE ROOM AND REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS IN THE SAME AREA. BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB ON THE HOOD IN THE COOK LINE. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.
  Adequate Ventilation & Lighting; Designated Areas Used • MUST CLEAN ONE OF THE SOLID LIGHT SHIELD IN THE STORAGE ROOM AND REPLACE BURNED OUT LIGHT BULBS IN THE SAME AREA. BURNED OUT LIGHT BULB ON THE HOOD IN THE COOK LINE. MUST REPLACE AND MAINTAIN.

When was Food First Chicago last inspected?

Food First Chicago has 4 inspections on record going back to February 21, 2019.

Food First Chicago vs West Ridge

West Ridge runs 29% clean across 966 tracked restaurants — 279 clean, 73 mid, 612 cooked.

Against the 966 spots Cooked tracks in West Ridge, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.

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How Chicago grades restaurants

Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.

Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated September 11, 2019. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.